Vancouver WCT

The Vancouver WCT, also known by its sponsored name Rothmans International Vancouver, was a men's tennis tournament held at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1970[1] to 1973.[2][3][4] The event was part of the WCT Tour and was played in indoor carpet courts. The tournament was cancelled in July 1973 due to diminishing interest and decreasing attendance.[5][6]

Vancouver WCT
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameRothman's International WCT
TourWCT circuit
Founded1970 (1970)
Abolished1973
Editions4
LocationVancouver, Canada
VenuePNE Agrodome
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

Finals

Singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970Australia Rod LaverAustralia Roy Emerson6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1971Australia Ken RosewallNetherlands Tom Okker6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1972Australia John NewcombeUnited States Marty Riessen6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(14–12), 7–5
1973United States Tom GormanCzech Republic Jan Kodeš3–6, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver		France Pierre Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić		6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1971Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver		Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent		5–7, 6–7, 6–0, 7–5, 7–6
1972Australia John Newcombe
Australia Fred Stolle		South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Allan Stone		7–6, 6–0
1973France Pierre Barthès
United Kingdom Roger Taylor		United States Tom Gorman
United States Erik van Dillen		5–7, 6–3, 7–6

References
  1. "Tennis pros chase $10,000". The Vancouver Sun. 29 September 1970. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 149, 152. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1973). World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 141, 147. ISBN 9780671216238.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1974). World of Tennis '74 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 173. ISBN 9780362001686.
  5. Tony Gallagher (14 July 1973). "Championship circuit to bypass Vancouver". The Province. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com. The Rothmans International tournament, an annual event at the PNE Agrodome since 1970, has been discontinued as one of the stops of the Dallas centered WCT group because of the lack of attendance during the eight-day event.
  6. "Vancouver lays tennis egg". The Vancouver Sun. 16 July 1973. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com. After three years of apathetic interest in the Rothman's International tennis championships, the sponsoring company has sacked the event in Vancouver.


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